Patents by Inventor Eric P. FRANS

Eric P. FRANS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multiply adaptive spatial spectral exploitation
    Patent number: 8670628
    Abstract: A method of filtering hyperspectral image data associated with a hyperspectral image to produce a detection image data having a plurality of pixels, where the detection image data is associated with the degree to which a target may be present in a pixel. The method also includes adaptively processing the detection image data to determine a background variation in the plurality of pixels. The method additionally includes establishing a plurality of spatial filters for the detection image data, where each of the plurality of spatial filters are associated with energy being received at different locations on each of the plurality of pixels, and where the outputs of the plurality of spatial filters are weighted by the variation in background. The method further includes applying each of the plurality of spatial filers to the detection image data, such that each of the plurality of pixels are associated with a selected one of the plurality of spatial filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Ian S. Robinson, Eric P. Frans, Bradley A. Flanders
  • MULTIPLY ADAPTIVE SPATIAL SPECTRAL EXPLOITATION
    Publication number: 20130044963
    Abstract: A method of filtering hyperspectral image data associated with a hyperspectral image to produce a detection image data having a plurality of pixels, where the detection image data is associated with the degree to which a target may be present in a pixel. The method also includes adaptively processing the detection image data to determine a background variation in the plurality of pixels. The method additionally includes establishing a plurality of spatial filters for the detection image data, where each of the plurality of spatial filters are associated with energy being received at different locations on each of the plurality of pixels, and where the outputs of the plurality of spatial filters are weighted by the variation in background. The method further includes applying each of the plurality of spatial filers to the detection image data, such that each of the plurality of pixels are associated with a selected one of the plurality of spatial filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Ian S. ROBINSON, Eric P. FRANS, Bradley A. FLANDERS